Call for Abstracts
The 69th Annual Meeting of JDS and 18th Scientific Meeting of AASD invites all interested participants to submit abstracts for the oral or poster presentations.
Abstracts will be selected and notified by the screening of Scientific Program Committee. All accepted abstracts will be published as a supplemental issue of the Journal of Diabetes Investigation, the AASD official journal and the abstract book of the 69th JDS.
Although authors are encouraged to submit work that are not published, the Congress will accept abstracts that have been published elsewhere as long as they contain one or two new results that are not included previously. In addition, the Congress will consider abstracts that have been presented in recent months at local or international diabetes meetings.
Each presenter of accepted abstract is required to register and pay the set registration fee either at the 69th Annual Meeting of JDS or 18th Scientific Meeting of AASD. Abstract will be withdrawn in case no presentation is delivered during oral or poster session.
Key Dates
| Call for abstracts | Opens October 1 (Wed.), 2025 (UTC +9) |
|---|---|
| Deadline for receipt of abstracts | Noon on November 19 (Wed.), 2025 (UTC +9) |
| Notification of acceptance and presentation style |
By early March 2026 (UTC +9) |
Regulation
Online submission
All abstracts must be submitted through the online abstract submission system. The abstract submitted by post, fax or e-mail is not acceptable.
Acceptance and rejection will be decided by the president based on the review of the Program Committee.
The presentation style will be notified by the Chairman, considering the situation regarding the spread of infectious diseases.
Abstract Submission Guidelines
Please carefully review the following submission guidelines prior to submitting an abstract online:
How to Access online abstract submission system
- All abstracts can only be submitted online via this official congress website.
(Abstracts submitted by post, fax or e-mail will not be accepted.) - Abstract should be written in English.
- If you are submitting an abstract for the first time, please register your personal information and set up your account. Complete your account setting via registration URL on the automatic delivery mail. Go on register your abstract from online abstract submission system. Please make sure to keep your password, log-in ID (e-mail address) and your abstract receipt number. We cannot provide new passwords or ID in any circumstances.
- In principle, the first author must be a corresponding author.
Automatic delivery mail or Acceptance/Rejection mail will be sent to the registered e-mail address.
Please set your E-mail system to receive e-mail from “p-69jds@convention.co.jp”.
Please do not use free mail (gmail, hotmail, etc.) if it is possible.
There are many cases unable to receive Acceptance/Rejection e-mail and automatic delivery e-mail with the URL to register ID and Password, when using free e-mail account.There can be a network disturbance around the deadline due to the heavy traffic to the server. Complete your submission well in advance of the deadline.
How to Register Abstract
After the account is created, proceed to submitting abstract. Fill out carefully all the required fields of the electronic abstract submission form.
- Character limitation
Title: 120 characters. (Including spaces)
Abstract Body for Abstract book: within 750 characters. (Including spaces)
Abstract Body for Peer Review: within 2,200 characters. (Including spaces)Do not include your affiliation, Main author, Co-author in Abstract Body.
You are not able to proceed next step if you do not input required topics.
- The required format of the abstract is: Objective, Methods, Results and Conclusion.
- Category and Keyword
Choose Category and Keyword from the list in the online abstract submission system.
- It is the responsibility of the presenting author and the submitter to review submissions their own submitted abstract and to correct them if necessary. Submitters are responsible for any typing error in the abstract.
Modification / Withdraw
To make any changes after the submission, use your own password and ID to log in to your personal abstract submission page. You may modify your abstract at any time until the end of the abstract submission period. Please note that you cannot create another account if you have previously created one.
Changes are not allowed after the Abstract Submission Deadline (November 19 (Wed.), 2025 (UTC+9)).
To withdraw an abstract, the author must send an e-mail request along with the abstract reference number to the Abstract Handling Desk below by November 19 (Wed.), 2025 (UTC+9).
Ethical Approval
All research conducted at the institution in Japan, as well as studies intended for presentation at JDS sessions, should obtain ethical approval [In the case of “A: Basic research involving human specimens” or “F: Clinical research / epidemiological surveys,” please provide the Approving Authority and Ethics Approval Number of the approved ethics review. If there is no ethics approval number, please provide the date of approval]. For studies intended for presentation at AASD/JDS, please provide information regarding the ethical approval, to the extent possible.
Travel Grant
The Organizing Committee offers the travel grants as below for outstanding young investigators, healthcare professionals and students based on their peer review of the submitted abstracts.
We will provide details later to the Travel Grant recipients.
Eligibility
- Applicants must be the first author of the submitted abstract and must present a paper at the 69th Annual Meeting of JDS/18th Scientific Meeting of AASD.
Only one applicant is eligible for each accepted paper. - Applicants must be below 45 years of age at the time of the Congress.
Application Procedure:
- Those who are eligible and wish to apply for the Travel Grant are required to apply online at the time of the abstract submission.
- The Scientific Program Committee of the 69th Annual Meeting of JDS and 18th Scientific Meeting of AASD will select the awardees.
Notification:
Applicants will receive an e-mail notification of results with detailed information by the end of February 2026 (UTC +9). Funds will be provided to the applicant on-site at the Congress venue.
Travel Support
The Organizing Committee offers the travel supports as below for young investigators, healthcare professionals and students based on their peer review of abstracts, essays for motivation of participation, and recommendation of letter from his or her supervisor.
We will provide details later to the Travel Support recipients.
Eligibility
- Applicants must be the first author of the submitted abstract and must present a paper at the 69th Annual Meeting of JDS/18th Scientific Meeting of AASD.
Only one applicant is eligible for each accepted paper. - Applicants must be below 45 years of age at the time of the Congress.
- Applicants must submit a letter of motivation of maximum 1 page clearly demonstrating the benefit and the learning experience derived from attending the congress.
- Applicants must submit a recommendation letter from his or her supervisor.
- Applicants must submit Curriculum Vitae (CV)(maximum A4 size, 1 page).
Application Procedure:
- Those who are eligible and wish to apply for the Travel Support are required to apply online at the time of the abstract submission.
- Required documents (a letter of motivation, a recommendation letter, and CV) must be uploaded by the abstract submission deadline. Please include the abstract reference number in each file name.
- The Scientific Program Committee of the 69th Annual Meeting of JDS and 18th Scientific Meeting of AASD will select the awardees.
Notification:
Applicants will receive an e-mail notification of results with detailed information by the end of February 2026 (UTC +9). Funds will be provided to the applicant on-site at the Congress venue.
Inquiries about Abstract Submission
The 69th Annual Meeting of JDS & 18th Scientific Meeting of AASD
Abstract Handling Desk
(c/o Japan Convention Services, Inc.)
Office hours: 9:30–17:30 (Weekdays Only / JST)
E-mail: p-69jds@convention.co.jp